Madonna's noisy studio music making her a neighbour from hell

New York, November 10 : Madonna's neighbours have been protesting against the singer's late night music rehearsals in her new home studio, say sources.

The Queen of Pop was said to have bought the seventh-floor flat with initial plans of converting it into an office for her now estranged hubby Guy Ritchie - making it closer to her house on the 12th floor.

However, following the couple's split, Madonna apparently decided to turn the apartment into a music studio where she has been rehearsing for her present world tour - with allegations of ignoring her neighbours' pleas.

"They asked her for a schedule of when she would practice, but she hasn't adhered to it," the New York Daily News quoted a building spy as saying.

"The music is playing at all hours of the night, and the noise from the drums and the bass blares through the walls," the spy added.

Meanwhile, a representative for the signer said: "Madonna does not stay up till all hours of the night ... so I can't imagine there is any validity to this story. She needs her rest. She's a working girl, you know."